The National Service Agency recently announced funding to engage students in service-learning and this could be a great opportunity to start research-based middle school programs, like SPARK Peer Tutoring. The grant funding totals $1 million dollars and will support innovative summer-time service-learning programs for students grades 6 through 9. GRANT PROPOSAL IS DUE DECEMBER 10.

Read more about the grant funding on my blog: http://2passthetorch.com/2009/11/16/middle-school-peer-tutoring-grant/ .